Aranjuez, Spain
Porcelain Room
An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.
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Aranjuez, Spain
An eighteenth-century fantasy where monkeys, dragons, and Chinese courtiers emerge from walls made entirely of porcelain.
Saint Robert, Missouri
Everything good comes from Uranus
La Chapelle-au-Mans, France
The hidden chapel that keeps getting forgotten over the centuries
Virginia City, Nevada
St. Mary in the Mountains is the oldest active Catholic church in Nevada
Hillsboro, Texas
One man’s nostalgic collection of ’50s Americana
Colchester, England
A history of invasion, innovation, ignition, and Iceni, the Temple of Claudius has been an iconic landmark throughout the history of Britain’s oldest recorded town from its very earliest days to the present
Döllersheim, Austria
Ruins of a vanished village, long shadowed by rumors of a hidden lineage
Point Cook, Australia
The oldest continually operating military airfield in the world
Kollmitzdörfl, Austria
A strange building in the woods connected to a tragic love story
Puebla, Mexico
Home to an astounding collection of carved skulls and other artifacts from Puebla's history
Vignale Monferrato, Italy
The Serpentello House is a true work of art, with a unique façade and decorations made of individually handcrafted ceramic tiles created by the owner, making it a truly unforgettable place.
England
The timber roof beams in England's smallest active parish church are rumoured to have come from Viking longships.
Pavoacao Velha, Cabo Verde
Santa Monica is one of the world's longest, most beautiful, and least developed beaches: just white sand for miles, a single beach shack, and the concrete shell of an abandoned resort that never got past its foundations.
Anguilla
Tucked away past the island's famous stone arch, this hidden coastal path leads hikers to a dramatic razor sharp cliffside that thrusts into the Caribbean like the Doomed bow of the Titanic ocean liner.
Big Bear Lake, California
A 57-foot stained-glass dome from a Parisian tango house now crowns a wine bar in the San Bernardino Mountains.
Darwen, England
An example of early 20th century gender segregation
Belén de Escobar, Argentina
A mysterious, almost perfectly circular floating island gyrating inside a likewise circular lake
Laguardia, Spain
This carillon clock features three figures that mark the start of the city’s most important celebration, the San Juan Festival
Luanda, Angola
Angola's “founding father” is buried under a giant concrete obelisk
Bristol, England
This 12th-century gatehouse has survived England’s many religious upheavals
Guadalajara, Mexico
Holy relic of a girl in communion attire inside the cathedral of Guadalajara
Markham, Ontario
This giant, unfinished suburban cathedral was meant to be the Canadian seat of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Latimer, England
This English country house was once a P.O.W. "resort" and base for spymasters during the Second World War
Moszna, Poland
Once tied to Templar legend and later to Prussian counts, this fairy-tale palace has witnessed centuries of Polish history